Chapter 60
After a few moments the drinks and snacks are served.
After taking a sip, she looks at him with a raised eyebrow and says,
"Ark Ember? That is gonna be really expensive, he is not someone who can be easily broken, i will need to use all my resources."
Raelion looks at her and sees her calm eyes and aura, he thinks, 'So she is not afraid, that means she can do this, she only says that because she wants to get some extra money.' But he says;
"I don't care about something so small as money, i want him to always have someone after him, someone who can make his life a living hell, every second of the day."
She looks at him and sees the hatred in his eyes, she knows what a big fish she has in front of her, if she plays her cards well, she can make a fortune.
"Okay, i can guarantee you that he will not live even a second without having someone making trouble for him. But i will need to wait until the perfect occasion appears for me to take my shot, and i don't know how long it's going to take."
Raelion nods and says;
"That it's okay, i have time. Now tell me your price."
She answers after a few moments;
"I want one-month free pass to your Dimension, and three free pick choices from your clans vault."
Raelion for a moment is speechless, that is a very high price, he thought something in the range of a few billions' gold. But what she asked for is in the priceless range. For a moment he is inclined to refuse, but his hatred stops him.
"One month, and one free pick choice, that is all."
Hollow looks at him with big eyes, she thinks to herself, 'He accepted? I made this offer on a whim, i really didn't expect for him to say, yes. Unbelievable, he must really hate Ark."
"Okay, but then i want one month in your Essence Pool, and i will stay at one month and one pick."
Raelion looks at her and he starts to regret coming to this woman. But his hatred makes him say;
"Okay."
Then he sees Hollow smile, they shake their hands, and the deal is closed. He drinks his drink and gets up and leaves.
Back at Ark side, the plant woman lands in front of him and looks in his eyes, she says;
"So you are the one who managed to do what no one else could, you made the Celestials so angry that they sent the entire Dimensions after you. But i must ask, what did you do?"
Ark looks at her and says calmly;
"I only killed a leader both children, not a big deal."
The plant woman looks at Ark, and she doesn't know if he jokes or telling the truth, but that is crazy, killing the children of the most powerful race, the Celestials, the Rulers above all. She thinks, 'Or he has balls of steel, or he bluffs.'
"I am Calyx Dewdrop, and if you manage to survive my vines, then i will believe you."
Then beneath her grass and flowers starts to grow, then trees appear that grow like bamboo, in a few seconds the dead planet starts to turn green in a few thousand miles all around. Ark looks around and sees the greenery and a smile forms on his face. Then he says;
"Fire, burn it all."
Immediately fire appears from the sky, from the earth, from the air. A white fire that burns everything in sight like a parasite, whatever it touches bursts in flames, it spreads like a plague. In a few seconds all the greenery becomes ash.
Calyx took flight in the air the moment she felt the heat, and because of that she still lives, she looks beneath her and can't believe how easily her domain disappeared.
She looks down at the frail looking young man. And for a moment her instincts scream for her to run. But in the next second she sees Ark smiling, then she feels something wrong behind her, she turns, and she sees a magic circle the size of a house above her.
Then before she manages to even think about running, lightning starts to rain from above, golden lightning that makes even the air to burst from the power it punches. Calyx raises her hands and roots start to grow and form a shield over her, but when the lighting strikes, it just destroys the spot where it hits, so she needs to repair it every second, and that costs energy.
She looks at Ark and sees him with his hands behind him, and smiling, then he says when they make eye contact;
"So what do you say, do you believe me now? Or do i need to raise the lightning power? Or do you want me to make some wind blades also, and then we can see if your roots are stronger or my wind blades."
Calyx freezes for a moment, how many abilities does he have? How can he be so strong? And he looks like he didn't even try. He looks like he is taking a walk in a park.
Then she knows that he really killed the children Celestials, he really is so strong.
"I give up, please spare me."
Ark looks at her and then he makes the lightning stop, but he doesn't dismiss the magic circle in the sky, Calyx sees that and knows that he doesn't trust her. She lands on the ground and says;
"I believe you now, you really killed those children."
But then she starts to feel something wrong, the more she thinks about the things that happened and the strength that Ark shows, she starts to put a crazy theory in place, but even she doesn't believe it.
"Wait, wait a minute, did you say you killed 'Some children'? Then why did Raelion Era showed in the sky? Could it be that the children you killed, are his children? But that is not possible, because then, that would mean you killed..."
Then she stops in shock at her own thoughts, not daring to speak further. But she hears Ark;
"Yeah, that is right, i killed his children. Anora and Ashan Era."
When she hears the name Anora, is like a clap of thunder, her brain not 'Braining'. Is like her entire being rejects the notion that the frail looking guy in front of her killed 'The Lossless One.' The one who even the 'Old One' said that she will surpass him. The one who all knew as the Celestial Princes, One in a Trillion. When Anora was killed all Dimensions cried, if the Celestials weren't in the middle of helping the 'Old One' to advance, then all hell would've broken lose. Even now the 'Old One' still needs something to make his advancement complete, and i heard that the Celestials found what they need in the Darkness of the Unknown. So, their entire forces are still there, into the Unknown.
Ark looks at her calmly, he knows what goes through her head. He knows what shock is for anyone to find out about Anora. That much of a 'Shining Star' she was. Everyone knew about 'The One in a Trillion'.
So, he lets her come to term on her own, he turns his head into the void of space, and his eyes start to shine, for a few seconds he stays like that, then he says;
"So, that is how you want to play, well it has been a long time since i last saw Hollow."
Then he turns his head towards the others and sees that Morven is still in the first place, but Serak starts to catch up from behind, then is Kyle, and Zmaug for last. The dragon starting to get mad really bad. Then he hears Calyx;
"This is crazy, i tried to fight with the one who Defeated 'The Lossless One', but why are you telling me all of this?"
Ark answers with a steady voice;
"Right now, there is a crazy woman coming to annoy me, and i need someone to mess with her, and you and your green army are the lucky ones who will help me. Of course you don't need to thank me for this honor."
She just stares at him, with a shocked look. Not knowing if she should laugh at the joke now, or if she should cry. So, she tries to play the fool,
"Hahaha! You sure are funny, you almost got me. But seriously now, I am sorry for even coming here, i will go and don't bother you ever again. That is a promise."
Ark just keeps staring at her, but in the end he says;
"Then we can only test my wind blades against your roots, and i can only find someone else to do the job. Petty, because you would've been perfect for the job."
Then another magic circle forms in front of him and a wind starts to blow form it. Immediately Calyx starts to feel like she has something sharp against her neck, if she makes a wrong move, her head falls. She says;
"I understand, i will do it, i will help you with the crazy woman."